Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-27

5 alternately. A spray Of scarlet flowers
l with wood shaded leaves, is arranged q
the left side and at the top is trimming
l of narrow velvet loops in tones same a
, the bonnet.
: The high princess collar, named after
, the Princess Of Wales, is q fashiOnab1,
. finish to the bodices of dinneT-gOWn5
!, The Corsage has a triangular opening
with point at the throat, and above this
the broad collar meets, which i5 made Of
velvet and lace, with the lace in high
frill or turned over its entire width all
around the neck. A jeWeled pin or dainty
spray of flowers rests on the left side
OF the collar.
Very small girls continue to wear
walking coats with short waists and full
gathered skirts reaching to their shoe
tops. For early spring these are made of
smooth striped cloths, white pique with
heavy cords and foe French cashmere,
| flannel lined. Velvet cuffs and collars
are used on the last named coats, and
/ there is quite prediction for leg Of
mutton sleeves.
Nothing is prettier for little boys than
! the Elton suits, with kilt, vest and short
| Elton jacket, which slopes open from the
! throat to the waist line, is sou ire corner
ed there and crosses to the lack, where
it is slightly pointed. A pointed vest of
corduroy orr pique covers tie front of
the waist of the kilt skirt, is tpped down
the front and has pearl buttons set closely
together. This is pretty ia brown or bl1e
serge and Suede-colored or W lite vest and
braid, the color of the vest around the
jacket and on the front Pr its of the
skirt. Black silk hats are worn with
these.
Dress for little girls are made with
plain, low, square-neCked we sts, slightly
pointed in front, made of tiue embroidery
or of cashmere, or India fou ards. Tiny
pearl buttons in rows close 'gethertrim
the revers. A single full skirt is Worn
with these waists. The strapped Gretchen
waists, instead OF having SOU e openings,
are made in V to the waist in front, and
have merely low, square OK behind;
embroidered edges, two in, res wide: is
turned down around the y front and
square back, and is slightly gathered in
the armhole.
White yelling, albatrOss or null dresses
for young girls are made wiz q Gretchen
gulmp OF embroidery or lac, with full
skirt, plain or laid in bands MORE or
velvet to simulate stripes. In the back
is tied the new sash ribbon, exceedingly
wide and formed Of heavy corded silk,
with an eight-inCh band of MORE down
the center. Some of these Ssh ribbons
are fully half yard II width. A high
pointed waist laced behind is often used
for surah dresses with Fedora vest of
fancy lace draped down the front Of the
Corsage with wide sash7ow and ends
starting under the point behind.
Shoulder scarfs, shaped with long ends
in front to protect the chest, are made of
Melted wool or silk chenille for evening
wear. They are finished with beWitching
little monk hoods, which can be drawn
over the head when riding to ball or
opera without danger of disarranging the
coffdre. The hoods are lined with pale
tinted or white surah, aud the scarf ends
are completed by 9 deep double border
ing of fringe. For young ladieS-they are
made OF cream color, lined with pale blue,
white, with tea-rose hood ling, mauve,
with white lace hood, pink with garnet,
and for matrons are scarfs of black, with
lace hood lining, with scarlet satin laid
beneath the lace plaits.